Well after the Race I took the Camaro in it's Primer to The Hot Rod
Magazines Power Fest.... and for the second time in one weekend had a
ball... Lots of Great publicity for the ECTA and Land Speed Racing in
general... These guys are Hot Rodders First and Foremost.... and Gray
Baskerville was wonderful as were the Tour Promoters... They Loved the
Different kind of racing being represented.... and the Camaro doesn't look
to bad in Primer....
A Friend of mine was there... and He is the Motorsports director for Holley
Carbs... and of course he hadn't seen the car.. He went nuts over it and
had me park it in front of the Holley Booth and 18 wheeler.. so all the
folks checking out Holleys stuff were looking into Land Speed Racing as
well...
They had a Chassis dyno there and everyone wanted to see the Camaro on it
so we put it on the Dyno and got a bunch of Info... the Motor turned 329hp
at the rear wheels with 335 ft lbs. of torque.... and they spun the Drive
line up to 200mph ...according to them.... according to me... they spun it
up to 186-193 based on my math...
another great day ... in North Carolina.... Keith
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> From: Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net>
> To: John Beckett <johnbeck@blueridge.cc.nc.us>; land-speed@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: ECTA
> Date: Monday, March 29, 1999 5:50 PM
>
> Okay.... I had to do some business while I was out this weekend.. But the
> racing was ahhhh.... Let me find a way to put this... How bout
Awesome....
>
> The Camaro ran like a top and was just a tick better then I thought.. I
> didn't want to say that I really wanted it to run 165 on a 151 record....
> but that was my goal... well I don't have the exact time slip as the
> printer broke.... BUT
>
> I ran a 166 and some change .... the car worked flawlessly Motor wise and
I
> gained a ton of info on suspension tuning.... The Car's tune up was
perfect
> all the way around... maybe a tick fat and two degrees to much timing....
> on the big end.. but it worked like stink... and came home once again
> Complete... Well less two header bolts....
>
> I am sure the other guys could expound on how happy I was to have it
> running that well... but I really did have the time of my life.... Wow
what
> a rush..
>
> Keith
>
> ----------
> > From: John Beckett <johnbeck@blueridge.cc.nc.us>
> > To: land-speed@autox.team.net
> > Subject: ECTA
> > Date: Monday, March 29, 1999 4:56 AM
> >
> > Just returned from the ECTA March meet. Lots of great looking bikes. In
> > fact a scooter set top speed of the meet again, at 170 MPH. The cars
were
> > much closer this time at 168 MPH and another at 169 MPH. Working on
> speeds
> > and records, hope to have them soon.
> > John Beckett
> > #79, D/GCC record holder
> > #179, D/FCC record holder
> > #1179, E/GCC record holder
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